Thomas Edison was g great American scientist. He was born in Ohio（俄亥俄州）in 1847.

　　　　When he was at school, he asked his teachers a lot of questions.Some of his questions were easy, others were difficult. And he did 　　not stop doing so. His teachers often said he was not a good student.They did not like him and they did not want to answer any more 　　questions. So Edison had to leave school after only three months.

　　　　After this, Edison's mother taught him at home. The boy was soon reading all kinds of books.

　　　　When he was about ten, he was already doing science work. He planted tomatoes and other things. So he got some money to buy the 　　needed things for his work.

　　　　When he was twelve, he began to work on the train. He tried his best to read a lot of science books when he was free. He taught 　　himself maths, physics and other subjects. He studied all the time.

　　He wished he could do his best to find new ways out to make our world 　　much happier.

　　　　Edison made many, many new things. People all over the world will always remember him. Can you tell me what he made for us?

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　1. Thomas Edison was an English scientist.

　　2. Edison asked a lot of questions, so his teachers liked him very much.

　　3. His teachers wanted him to study at school.

　　4. He stayed at school for only three months.

　　5. Edison taught himself at home.

　　6. When he was twelve, he was already doing some science work.

　　7. He liked to eat tomatoes and so he planted a lot.

　　8. He read all kinds of books when he was only a boy.

　　9. He tried his best to find out ways to make our life happier.

10. He made a lot of new things for us. So we will always remember him.

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　　Jack's family live in New York. He takes some Chinese lessons at his school and he is very interested in China. He thinks that China is so far away from his country and is so different. He always wonders how the Chinese people live every day. Do they live the life as his?

　　Last month he came to Beijing with his friends. He met many Chinese in the streets. They were very kind and smiled to him. So he often tried to ask some questions in Chinese.“Excuse me. What's this in Chinese?”or“Excuse me, can you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?”Most people answer him kindly. But sometimes some people didn't understand what he said and could only shake (摇) their heads, smiling. And sometimes it was Jack who didn't understand what the Chinese told him and this time he also smiled and shook his head.

　　Anyway, Jack visited many beautiful places and was very happy. He stayed in Beijing for nearly two weeks and then he went to Xi'an and Shanghai for another three weeks.

　　When he came back to New York, he told everyone about his wonderful trip in China. And he said that he would never forget it all his life.

1．Jack comes from ________.

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2．Jack can speak ________.

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A．only a little Chinese

B．no Chinese

C．very good Chinese

D．Chinese quite well

3．Jack stayed in China for ________.

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4．What does Jack want to know about China mostly?

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A．The way to the nearest bus stop.

B．Many beautiful places in Beijing.

C．How to speak Chinese.

D．How the Chinese people live every day.

5．What's the meaning of the underlined word“wonders”?

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　　Bill and his friends went hiking this weekend. He was afraid he would be hungry and bought a lot of food. So his bag was big and heavy. They started at nine in the morning and five hours later they got to the city. They were all tired and his friends got on a bus, only Bill couldn't. His bag stuck in the door and he had to get off. The bus left and he didn't know where he was going to meet them. He walked in the evening, he went into a restaurant. He asked for some drinks and soon began to sleep.

　　When he woke up in the middle of the night, he couldn't find any people in the restaurant. The door was closed and he found a telephone number on the paper and began to call Mr Jackson, the owner of the restaurant.

　　“Hello,” said the boy. “When do you open your restaurant, Mr Jackson?”

　　The telephone woke the man up and he wasn't happy. So he said, “Don't ask me about that. I can't let you in.”

　　“Oh, no! I want to go out!”

(1) Bill's bag was big because ________.

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A．there were lots of clothes in it

B．he put much food in it

C．he likes a big bag

D．he took many books

(2) ________, so he was still at the stop.

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A．Bill couldn't carry his bag on to the bus

B．Bill didn't see his friends

C．Bill didn't know which bus to get on

D．Bill wanted to take another bus

(3) Bill went to sleep soon because ________.

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A．he was very hungry

B．he ate too much in the restaurant

C．he didn't know where to go

D．he was very tired

(4) All the people left the restaurant, so ________.

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(5) The owner thought ________.

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A．Bill wanted to sleep in the restaurant

B．Bill wanted to go into the restaurant

C．Bill left his bag in the restaurant

D．Bill wanted to pay for his supper

   “OK. You can put your tongue back now,” the doctor said. “It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise. ”

   “But, doctor,” the man said,” I don't think…”

    “Don't tell me what you think,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor,　not you. I know what you need. I see　hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV　in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. ”

   “Doctor, you don't understand,”　the patient said. “I…”

   “I don't want to hear any excuses,”　the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you　don't,　you will get fat and have health problems when you are older. ”

“But I walk every day,”　the patient said.

    “Ｏh,　yes,　and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few feet to the train station　from your house,　a few more feet from the station to your office,　and a few more feet from your　office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That is not real walking. I'm talking about a walk in the　park for twenty minutes every day. ”

“Ｗill you listen to me, doctor!” the patient shouted, getting angry with his doctor who thought he knew everything. “I'm a mailman,” the patient went on, “and I walk for seven hours every day! “For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly , “Put your tongue out again, will you?”

1. At first the doctor asked the man　　　　  .　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

    A. to walk to work　　　　  　　　　　　 B. to exercise

    C. to show his tongue　　　　　　　　　　  D. to see hundreds of other patients

2. The doctor would not　　　　  .　　　　　　　　   (　　 )

    A. tell the patient what was wrong with him   B. let the patient speak

    C. look at the man's tongue　　　　　　　　   D. let the patient watch TV

3. The doctor told the patient that he__________.　　　　　　   (　　 )　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. should get more exercise　　　　　　  B. should stop making excuses

    C. should watch more TV　　　　　　　　  D. was already too fat

4. The patient was very　　　　  when he heard what the doctor told him to do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )

    A. angry　　  B. happy　　   C. interested　　  D. tired

5. The doctor　　　　  .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. gave him some good advice　　　　　　  B. walked seven hours a day

    C. was really a mailman　　　　　　　　   D. knew that he was wrong at last